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Buffalo Gap National Grassland/South Dakota

Baja Trail

1.0 mi

Distance

20m

Est. Time

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Baja Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:752 ft
Max:758 ft
Gain:0 ft
Loss:6 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 752 ft and 758 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.752 ft754 ft756 ft758 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi758 ft
End0.9 mi752 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Interior, SD · about 7 mi away
County:
Pennington County, SD
Jurisdiction:
Buffalo Gap National Grassland · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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